The Art Soregaroli Collection
May 2, 2016 - While we could tell you what we think about Art Soregaroli's collection of fine minerals, it's probably best explained in his own words. Here we present just the first of many updates of Art's treasures.
"The mineral specimens you see here now have been liberated from my collection of the past 6+ decades, rescued from my favoured lair in the recesses of a Vancouver home sold and slated for demolition. This move has forced my hand to make the difficult decision to find new homes for these many precious friends I have spent a lifetime collecting.
From my early youth, collecting agates and arrowheads in rural Iowa quarries and stream beds, to kicking up rocks with pack mules in Idaho as a graduate student, to my doctoral work at the University of British Columbia in Canada (where I’ve made my home this past half-century), and throughout the career that followed in exploring the world for precious metals and commodities to mine, I’ve rarely met a specimen I didn’t like. And, as much as each specimen holds a special place in my heart, I suppose what I am most grateful for in having been captivated by this esoteric hobby is the people I have met who share my passion for minerals and geology, and the many friendships that have been forged at the rock-face, at the bargaining table, with the Mineralogical Record and at Tucson, and in peering through the glass of a display case.
So, now, as I continue my journey, I hope these specimens will continue theirs and bring joy and gratification to the ardent mineral collectors fortunate enough to make them their own."
-Dr. Art Soregaroli
Note: This most recent set of minerals is heavy on Tsumeb! Stay tuned for the next (and final) update featuring gem crystals.
- SOREG16F-239
- Pyrite and Sphalerite
- Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru
- Cabinet
- 10.6 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm
- $1,250.00
- SOREG16F-233
- Pyrargyrite
- Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
- Miniature
- 4.0 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
- $1,500.00
- SOREG16-211
- Calcite
- Potosi Mine, West camp, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 6.5 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
- $750.00
- SOREG15-111
- Wolframite with Arsenopyrite, Pyrite, and Muscovite, on Quartz
- Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
- Small Cabinet
- 6.0 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
- $950.00
- SOREG16F-222
- Chalcocite
- Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA
- Miniature
- 5.1 x 3.0 x 0.8 cm
- $2,250.00
- SOREG16-199
- Andradite Garnet on Hematite, with Calcite
- Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
- Small Cabinet
- 8.2 x 5.1 x 2.4 cm
- $6,000.00
- SOREG15-153
- Cerussite with Calcite
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
- Small Cabinet
- 6.7 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm
- $750.00
- SOREG15-118
- Vesuvianite var. Manganoan
- Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Quebec, Canada
- Thumbnail
- 2.2 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
- $1,500.00
- SOREG16-191
- Bournonite and Quartz (rare locale)
- Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
- Small Cabinet
- 8.8 x 8.0 x 3.6 cm
- $1,500.00
- SOREG15-56
- Vesuvianite Showing Natural Bend
- Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
- Small Cabinet
- 5.6 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
- $2,000.00
- SOREG15-58
- Fluorite (Twinned) on Calcite (Fluorescent)
- Naica Mine, Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 9.0 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm
- $1,200.00
- SOREG15-75
- Malachite Ps. Azurite
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
- Small Cabinet
- 6.0 x 5.1 x 4.2 cm
- $1,800.00
- SOREG15-80
- Bixbyite and Hyalite Opal (Fluorescent)
- Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab Co. Utah
- Miniature
- 4.1 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm
- $900.00
- SOREG16-182
- Euclase
- Last Hope Mine, Mwami, Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
- Thumbnail
- 2.1 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm
- $2,800.00
- SOREG16-195
- Acanthite
- Port Radium District, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Small Cabinet
- 9.3 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm
- $6,000.00
- SOREG15-160
- Garnet (rare locale)
- Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA
- Small Cabinet
- 8.7 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm
- $900.00
- SOREG15-88
- Epidote
- Pampa Blanca, Castrovirreyna District, Huancavelica Department, Peru
- Small Cabinet
- 8.9 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm
- $750.00
- SOREG14A-27
- Sturmanite
- N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
- Miniature
- 4.8 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
- $1,250.00
- SOREG15-102
- Calcite with Boulangerite inclusions
- Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramures Co., Romania
- Miniature
- 4.8 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm
- $1,250.00
- SOREG15-109
- Malachite ps. Azurite on Dolomite (fl) with Cerussite
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
- Small Cabinet
- 5.4 x 5.3 x 3.6 cm
- $1,250.00
- SOREG16-179
- Suolunite
- Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Quebec, Canada
- Miniature
- 3.5 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
- $2,000.00
- SOREG16-185
- Silver on Calcite
- Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, British Columbia, Canada
- Toenail
- 2.6 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm
- $1,500.00
- SOREG16-202
- Fluorite on Celestine
- Tule Mine, Mun. de Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 12.4 x 8.5 x 3.0 cm
- $4,500.00
- SOREG15-156
- Smoky Quartz
- Sao Geraldo do Baixio, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Small Cabinet
- 6.6 x 6.5 x 6.0 cm
- $450.00